# EUR-Lex - 52013PC0146 - EN

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# 52013PC0146

**Proposal for a Amendment to a Commission Proposal COM(2012) 496 REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 /* COM/2013/0146 final - 2011/0276 (COD) */**

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2011/0276 (COD)

Proposal for a

Amendment to a Commission Proposal
COM(2012) 496
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL

laying down common provisions on the
European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion
Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European
Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and
laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the
European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation
(EC) No 1083/2006

Commission's proposal COM(2012)496 is
amended as follows:

(1) the following recital (57bis) is
added:

'(57 bis) Given the urgent priority to address
youth unemployment in the Union's most affected regions, a Youth Employment
Initiative should be created and funded from a specific allocation and from
targeted investment from the European Social Fund. The Youth Employment
Initiative should aim to support young people not in employment, education or
training residing in the eligible regions. The Youth Employment Initiative
should be implemented as a part of the Investment for growth and jobs goal. '

(2) Article 18 is replaced by the
following:

'Article 18
Performance reserve

5% of the resources allocated to each CSF
Fund and Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the
European territorial cooperation goal, to the Youth Employment Initiative, and
to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be
allocated in accordance with Article 20.'

(3) in Article 44(5), the first sentence
is replaced by the following:

'The annual implementation reports referred to
in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be admissible where they contain all the information
required in those paragraphs and in the Fund-specific rules.'

(4) Article 83 is replaced by the following:

'Article 83
Resources for economic, social and territorial
cohesion

1.         The resources for economic,
social and territorial cohesion available for budgetary commitment for the period
2014 to 2020 shall be EUR [x] at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual
breakdown shown in Annex III, of which EUR [x] represents the global resources
allocated to the ERDF, the ESF and the CF and EUR [3 000 000 000] constitutes a
specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative. For the purposes of
programming and subsequent inclusion in the general budget of the Union, the
amount of the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion shall be
indexed at 2 % per year.

2.         The Commission shall adopt a
decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the annual breakdown of
the global resources for the Funds by Member State, in accordance with the
criteria and methodology set out in Annex IIIbis and the annual breakdown of
the resources from the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative
by Member State together with the list of eligible regions, in accordance with
the criteria and methodology set out in Annex IIIter without prejudice to
paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 84(7).

3.         0,35 % of the global
resources shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the
Commission.'

(5) in Article 84, the following
paragraph is inserted:

'3bis. Resources for the Youth Employment
Initiative shall amount to EUR [3 000 000 000] from the specific allocation for
the Youth Employment Initiative and at least EUR [3 000 000 000] from ESF
targeted investment.'

(6) in Article 93(2), a second
subparagraph is added:

'The first subparagraph shall not apply to
the Youth Employment Initiative.'

(7) the following Annex III ter is
added:

'ANNEX IIIter

Methodology concerning the specific allocation for the Youth
Employment Initiative referred to in Article 83

I. The annual breakdown of the specific
allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative is determined in accordance with
the following steps:

1. The number of young unemployed persons between the ages of 15-24
shall be identified in the NUTS 2 level regions that have youth unemployment
rates of more than 25% in 2012 (hereinafter the "eligible regions").

2. The allocation corresponding to each eligible region is
calculated on the basis of the ratio between the number of young unemployed
persons in the eligible region and the total number of young unemployed persons
referred to in point 1 in all eligible regions.

3. The allocation for each Member State is the sum of the
allocations for each of its eligible regions. '

II. The specific allocation for the Youth
Employment Initiative shall not be taken into account for the purpose of
applying the capping rules set out in Annex IIIbis in relation to the
allocation of the global resources.'

(10) in Annex V, in the table concerning
'thematic ex ante conditionalities' the following row is inserted:

|| '8.6. Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training: The existence of a comprehensive strategic policy framework for achieving the objectives of the Youth Employment Package and in particular for establishing a Youth Guarantee scheme in accordance with the Council recommendation of [xxx] || –     A comprehensive strategic policy framework for achieving the objectives of the Youth Employment Package and in particular for establishing a Youth Guarantee scheme in accordance with the Council recommendation of [xxx] is in place that: –        is based on evidence that measures the results for young people aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training: - provides for a system for collecting and analysing data and information on the Youth Guarantee scheme at relevant levels which provides a sufficient evidence-base to develop targeted policies and monitors developments, with counterfactual evaluations whenever possible –        identifies the relevant public authority in charge of establishing and managing the Youth Guarantee scheme and coordinating partnerships across all levels and sectors; –        involves all stakeholders that are relevant for addressing youth unemployment; –        is based on early intervention and activation; –        comprises supportive measures for labour market integration, including measures enhancing skills and labour market related measures. '